NUTRITION IN SUBJECTS WITH COMPLETE DENTURES: ENERGY AND MACRONUTRIENT INTAKE

Introduction: There are many factors that have an influence on the nutritional status of older people, but the significance of nutrition for the quality of life is indisputable. Complete tooth loss affects and changes nutritional habits, which poses important questions about the intake of energy and macronutrients in subjects with complete dentures. The aim of this study was to make a comparative analysis of the energy and macronutrient intake in subjects with complete dentures, based on the Bulgarian recommendations for the physiological needs. Materials and methods: An individual questionnaire was used to collect the primary information, covering the following areas: demographic, co-morbid and 3-day dietary intake registered data, as well as a dental examination to confirm the total tooth loss. The investigation was conducted between March and April 2017 in Sofia and Varna. The study included 28 subjects, aged 47 to 89 years. Statistical data processing was performed with the SPSS software for Windows 15.0. Results: The average daily energy intake levels were by about 200 kcal higher than the reference needs for the male subjects with low physical activity, aged over 60 years and close to the recommended for the female subjects. For both sexes, protein intake levels corresponding to the reference, but at the expense of animal proteins (>60%); low carbohydrate intake levels (<40%), but increased intake of added sugars (10-12%); low intake of dietary fibers (<25 grams); high intake of fats, mostly at the expense of saturated fatty acids, were found. Conclusion: Unfavorable tendencies were identified in the nutrition of subjects with total tooth loss, which may further contribute to a worsening of their co-morbid conditions

Oral chronic mechanical irritation caused by removable dentures as a contributing factor for fibromatous growth of the oral mucosa

Introduction: Oral chronic mechanical irritations (OCMI) may be triggered by poorly fitting or badly adjusted dentures. They may represent an etiological factor for developing fibromatous growth of the oral mucosa. The aim of the study is to determine the presence of reactive soft tissue enlargements, caused by removable dentures, as a contributing factor for fibromatous growth.Materials and methods: 60 patients (30 male and 30 female) were examined at the Department of Prosthetic Dental Medicine at the Medical University of Varna over the period of September - No­vember 2017. The patients had sought dental assistance to have their old dentures replaced. All par­ticipants in the research signed an Informed Consent. The mean age of the patients was 65 ± 12. The selection criteria was having removable dentures for over 5 years. All patients had their medical his­tory taken and a thorough extra- and intraoral examination was performed. The statistical analy­sis was carried out using SPSS Statistics Software Package for epidemiological and clinical research.Results: The total number of dentures that had caused fibromatous growth came down to 112 (54 maxillary and 58 mandibular dentures). All participants (100%) denied the presence of subjective complaints and none of them (0%) had sought special dental care regarding the mucosal enlarge­ments.Conclusions: The accurate borders of removable dentures play a significant role in reducing the risk of connective tissue growth and the prevention of subsequent complications (fibroma). The research found out that various forms of tissue growth were present in 86.96% of participants

A synopsis of the numbers of testicular follicles and ovarioles in true bugs (Heteroptera, Hemiptera) – sixty-five years of progress after J. Pendergrast’s review

The structure of testes and ovaries can be described in its simplest form by the number of follicles and ovarioles they contain. Sixty-five years after the last review of the internal reproductive systems in true bugs (Heteroptera), the data accumulated today on the number of testicular follicles and ovarioles in their gonads are summarized. In addition, data on the number and type (mesadenia/ectadenia) of accessory glands are given. The hemipteran suborder Heteroptera constitutes one of the most diverse groups of non-homometabolous (‘Hemimetabola’) insects, comprising more than 40,000 described species worldwide and approximately 100 families, classified into seven infraorders. Data are available for all infraorders; however, more than 90% of studied species belong to the largest and most evolutionarily derived infraorders Cimicomorpha and Pentatomomorpha. In true bugs, in general, the number of follicles varies from one to nine (in a testis), and the number of ovarioles varies from two to 24 (in an ovary). Seven follicles per testis and seven ovarioles per ovary prevail being found in approximately 43.5% (307 species) and 24.4% (367 species) of studied species, respectively. Such a structure of testes and ovaries is considered an ancestral character state in the Heteroptera. In the evolution of this group, the number of follicles and ovarioles both increased and decreased, but the trend towards a decrease clearly prevailed

Abstracts Of The Proceedings And The Posters From The Third Scientific Session Of The Medical College Of Varna

October 2-3, 201